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Judy Garland's 'Wizard of Oz' dress sells at auction for €1.47m

A dress worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz as the character Dorothy has ...
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Judy Garland's 'Wizard of Oz' dress sells at auction for €1.47m

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A dress worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz as the character Dorothy has sold for US$1.56m (€1.47m) in New York.

The dress was part of a sale of nearly 400 pieces of Hollywood memorabilia, sold by auction house Bonhams.

It is one of only two complete Dorothy dresses in existence - and was sold to an anonymous phone bidder.

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The blue and white gingham pinafore also bears a label with "Judy Garland" written on it.

© Bonhams

The piece includes a short cream-coloured cotton blouse with a high neck, pale blue rickrack trim at the cuffs and neck, hook-and-eye and snap closure at the back.

© Bonhams

Amongst other items sold at the auction was a golden ticket that was used as a prop in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, based on the book by Roald Dahl, which sold for US$35,000 (€32,901).


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